Shan alphabet

Shan script
လိၵ်ႈတႆး
Shan script; လိၵ်ႈတႆး
Script type	Abugida
Time period	c. 1407 CE—present
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Shan language
Related scripts
Parent systems	Proto-Sinaitic alphabet Phoenician alphabet Aramaic alphabet Brāhmī Tamil-Brahmi Pallava script Mon-Burmese script Burmese alphabet Shan script; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Child systems	Lik-Tai
Unicode
Unicode range	U+1000–U+109F Myanmar;

Graphical summary of the development of Tai scripts from a Shan perspective, as reported in Sai Kam Mong's *Shan Script* book.

The Shan script is a Brahmic abugida, used for writing the Shan language, which was derived from the Burmese script.^[2] Due to its recent reforms, the Shan alphabet is more phonetic than other Burmese-derived scripts.

^ Diringer, David (1948). Alphabet a key to the history of mankind. p. 411.
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[diringer-1] Diringer, David (1948). Alphabet a key to the history of mankind. p. 411.

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Shan alphabet

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